The flickering, rising dark flames were unpredictable.
Li Chen placed Ling's battered body on the dark throne behind him, saying nothing, but his eyes seemed to despise everything, and his body was surrounded by layers of dark light.
Suddenly, a sound broke the silence, perhaps from one of the Evil Cult.
"Kill them!"
"So what if he's Eerie Lord?"
His voice carried a hint of fear, panic, and anger, but the surrounding Evil Cult did not move; in fact, many of them began to slowly retreat.
Ah!!
Suddenly, a member of the Evil Cult let out a heart-wrenching scream, and then one by one, they began to convulse and collapse to the ground.
Only then did Li Chen turn around, his deep, ink-black eyes watching everything that was happening in the castle. The ground behind him trembled slightly, and everything shook, as if some huge shadow was moving across the world, and an eerie and chilling aura filled the air.
Li Chen felt the Forbidden joy and excitement within his body, and his soul completely merged with his physical form after returning to it. His blood-red eyes were slightly closed, and a faint Black Mist surrounded the patterns on his face and neck. At this moment, he looked like a God.
Having broken free from the constraints of that unknown entity, he had already realized that this was a trap set by the God-Slaying Cult. Perhaps their leader was too powerful to descend into the rules set up by Li Chen, so he could only rely on his own power to lure Li Chen into the trap, which is why his soul was pulled into the consciousness space of that unknown entity.
That's certainly a clever scheme.
It was such a close call; if it weren't for the special nature of the Forbidden, I really wouldn't have been able to come back.
But they also knew that this so-called God-Slaying Cult could not descend.
These cultists wanted to use the time they were held back to kill Cang Yue.
It's too late.
"Today you will all perish; this is the price."
Li Chen slightly raised his arm, clenched his fist, and bursts of blood mist erupted from the convulsing bodies of the Evil Cult lying on the ground around him. Strange figures crawled out of the blood mist.
Behind him, countless weapons made of Forbidden Substances shot into the sky, instantly dispersing the thick Black Mist. The Forbidden Substances in the sky spread rapidly like a large net, forming a birdcage-like structure.
Everyone stared at the sky in shock, a chill running down their spines.
Click~ Click~
Look in the direction of the breaking sound.
Li Chen, bound by Forbidden, ascended the throne like a ghost, step by step higher and higher, shattering the void beneath his feet. The Evil Cult below him felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, their bones cracking.
With a "bang".
As the first cult member succumbed to the Evil Cult force and knelt on the ground, one Evil Cult after another followed suit.
Even the battle between experts at the Calamity Realm was so spectacular that it came to a halt.
Is this God?
It wasn't just one person who raised this nagging question.
But no one answered.
At this moment, Li Chen looked down upon all living beings, revealing the Forbidden power for the first time. This time, he did not rely on the Forbidden Door, nor on Li Chen; he was simply himself.
"Is this the Forbidden power?"
"Li Chen is right, indeed power can change everything and realize the so-called ideals."
"Though the Forbidden devours all things, it is still a force. Only by not becoming a slave to the force can one truly possess it. Perhaps you once fell completely on this endless road, devoured by the Forbidden, but I will not. I accept the Forbidden. Even if my soul is shattered and my body is broken, I will not perish as long as the Forbidden exists."
I will do better than you!
At this moment, the Blood Eyes in the center of Li Chen's forehead emitted an unparalleled crimson light.
The kneeling Evil Cult below seemed to have seen God, and a chaotic consciousness arose in their minds. Their hands and feet suddenly began to move. Some picked up bloodstained knives and slashed their own necks, while others ran directly to the mouths of the newly born Eerie Monsters, waiting to be eaten.
The incredibly bloody scene was witnessed by the powerful members of the God-Slaying Cult who were unaffected.
"Is this the Eerie Lord?"
"Is this what they mean by the cult leader being able to delay until we kill the Holy Maiden?"
"Bullshit!"
"It's all fake!"
Many rational God-Slaying Cult quickly fled, but as soon as they escaped outside the castle, they were blocked by the Forbidden cage. Before they could even react, the fine black nets transformed into weapons that pierced them.
In an instant--
The few remaining God-Slaying Cult were almost entirely wiped out.
Only those Calamity Realm experts remained, completely bewildered.
In just a few breaths, the disadvantage was magnified infinitely, and the hope of killing the Eerie Lord and the Holy Maiden was completely shattered.
Li Chen looked at the Clown, then at the Evil Cult, his expression neither joyful nor sorrowful, and lightly tapped his finger in the air.
Ahh!!
Instantly, a Calamity Realm expert was pierced by countless light blades, severing his life force. His riddled corpse instantly turned into a pool of Black Water.
The Clown and the Puppeteer's pupils dilated in utter shock.
That's too bizarre.
There was absolutely no reaction time...
Suddenly, another explosion rang out, and another surviving Evil Cult member exploded to death without even uttering a scream. This scene even instilled a sense of fear in the Clown.
What on earth happened?
How did Li Chen escape the cult leader's control?
Are the guidelines wrong?
In an instant, the Clown recalled the words spoken by the cult leader when he received guidance: everything he had done was correct.
It was just an accident that happened to Li Chen!!
"Go." At this moment, the Puppeteer's voice rang in his ears, the air behind him trembled, and the Puppeteer controlled the Clown with the silk threads in his hand and threw him directly into the void, while the Evil Cult puppet he controlled instantly went limp.
Li Chen also noticed their movements.
With a slight movement of his palm, before the void closed, he manipulated Forbidden Substance to corrode it.
The disaster also transformed into a black shadow and followed inside.
He was bounced back a few seconds later, and a scythe-like wound emanating black energy appeared on his chest, apparently inflicted by the Clown.
However, Li Chen had already guessed that the two would escape. Both the man who controlled the puppet and the Clown must have had backup plans, but he deliberately let them go.
The God-Slaying Cult has been severely weakened by its own two misdeeds. Not to mention other Evil Cults, even if the Human Race discovers this situation, they will soon be wiped out.
However, Li Chen still felt a sense of unease about that unknown existence. This world is not lacking in strong individuals, and often the more unknown an existence is, the more terrifying it becomes.
Even he almost stumbled this time.
Even the identity of the being they encountered remains somewhat unclear.
Li Chen stood in the void, gazing up at the Starry Sky, his thoughts drifting far away.
The more he knew, the more unfamiliar the world seemed to him.